Rocky (2013 film)
Rocky is a 2013 Bengali-language Indian Action Masala film directed by Sujit Mondal, starring Mimoh and Pooja in lead roles.[1] Earlier Sayantika was signed to play the female lead role as Nandini, But after a few days of shooting she refused to play the character as she did not like the change made in the story. The film also has Mithun Chakraborty in guest appearance. The film is the remake of 2011 successful Telugu-language Indian feature film Oosaravelli directed by Surender Reddy starring Jr. NTR and Tamannaah Bhatia.
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| Directed by | Sujit Mondal |
| Produced by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
| Written by | NK Salil |
| Starring | Mimoh Pooja Mithun Chakraborty |
| Music by | Jeet Gannguli |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
Rocky is a goon from Mumbai and does anything for money. He is on a mission and constantly runs away from the police. Everyone relates to him as a 'chameleon' who constantly changes colors. Rocky finally reaches Kashmir and meets Nandini, he instantly falls in love with her. Rocky rescue Nandini while being kidnapped by terrorists. Later Rocky finds that Nandini is already engaged to Avik. Avik is a goon (and the minister's son) but Nandini doesn't know that. When Nandini found out that Avik is a goon, she dumped him. And she also come to know that she is in love with Rocky. Later on Rocky kills Avik and the minister. One day when Rocky, Nandini, and Diya (Nandini's friend) go to the temple, Diya sees Rocky killing someone. And then there is a flashback about how he and Nandini met before but she lost her memory. That happened because Nandini's brother was an undercover cop and when goons found out they killed the whole family. The only one who survived was Nandini but she had a bullet in her head. The doctors said that she would lose her memory soon. So, she tells Rocky to kill the people who killed her family because she had seen Rocky beating up a bunch of people. In the end Rocky kills all the goons who killed Nandini's family.[2]
Cast
- Mimoh as Rocky, a local gangster of Mumbai.
- Pooja as Nandini/Anindita
- Mithun Chakraborty as Fatakeshto Rocky's Father(Cameo) / special appearance in an item song named "Rocky Bhai"
- Somnath Panja
- Bharat Kaul as Mafia Ravi Verma, the most wanted person in Interpol
- Surajit Sen as Raj Verma, Ravi Verma's younger brother
- Abir Goswami as undercover police officer and Nandini's elder brother
- Rajat Ganguly as a corrupt Housing Minister Vinayak Sen
- Sujoy as minister's son, Avik Sen
Soundtrack
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| Released | 13 July 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Shree Venkatesh Films, Surinder Films | |||
| Producer | Shree Venkatesh Films, Surinder Films | |||
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All lyrics are written by Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee), Raja Chanda; all music is composed by Jeet Gannguli.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Jay Maa Kali" | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | Saikat, Swajal, Basudeb | 2:34 |
| 2. | "Aaj Chai Toke" | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | Jeet Gannguli | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Tui Borsha Bikeler Dheu" | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | Shaan, Palak Muchhal | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Rocky Bhai Title Song" | Raja Chanda | Jeet Gannguli | 4:25 |
Reception
The music of Rocky, and the film as well, received bad reviews and was declared a flop at box office.[3]
References
- "Rocky Movie Info, Cast, Release Date". filmz24.com. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- "Mithun, Mimoh to come together". indiatimes.com. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- "Bengali movie review: Rocky is appalling". in.com. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.